SDR 044616

Service difficulty report · Wire · Beech 1900D

Difficulty date
October 30, 2002
Submitted
November 18, 2002
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N231YV
Make and model
Beech 1900D
Aircraft serial
UE231
Aircraft time
14,835 hours, 20,574 cycles
Part
Wire
Condition
Failed
Location
Mlg Actuator
Part time
10,643 hours, 14,145 cycles
Stage of operation
LD
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
P
Precautionary procedure
A

As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.

What was found

UPON LANDING IN PITTSBURGH, THE CREW REPORTED THAT THE NOSE GEAR ANNUNCIATOR DID NOT ILLUMINATE IN GEAR DOWN POSITION. THE BULB WAS THEN CHECKED WHICH WAS FOUND TO BE OKAY. THE CREW MANUALLY LOWERED THE GEAR PER THE CHECKLIST. THEN THEY DECLARED AN EMERGENCY LANDING IN PITTSBURGH WITHOUT INCIDENT. REMOVED AND REPLACED THE NOSE GEAR ACTUATOR / SWUNG GEAR. THE TEARDOWN REPORT REVEALED THAT THEY FOUND SWITCH WIRES BROKEN OFF AT SWITCH. CORROSION ON BARREL IS EXCESSIVE AND MUST BE REPLACED.

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